A Hubert man has been accused of growing marijuana plants at his Cedar Point business.

Robert Kevin MacCargar, of Craig Drive, was charged Nov. 14 by the Carteret County Sheriff's Office with felony manufacturing marijuana, felony maintaining a dwelling and posssession of drug paraphernalia.

According to information from the CCSO, Onslow County and Jones County sheriff's office officials discovered marijuana growing inside Reptile UV Labs, located at 1079 Cedar Point Blvd., on Nov. 7. The OCSO had received information of a possible grow operation at MacCargar's residence or business.

The OCSO conducted a search warrant on the residence and the business, where the grow operation was located.

Detectives located 16 marijuana plants ranging from 2.5 to 4 feet tall. The grow operation was a hydroponic system, using mineral nutrient solutions in water without soil, that had the potential to yield approximately 16 pounds of marijuana once the plants reached maturity, according to the CCSO.

Detectives seized marijuana seeds found in packages that were shipped from Spain. The grow operation was dismanted and components seized by detectives.